This seems like quite a photogenic place.. It's full of textures and shapes.. The light here is rather harsh.. The bird is almost completely overblown because of this.. I would have liked to have the landscape view here.. it would have shown more context and make the composition seem less awkward..
what an excellent photo essay on water pollution! the softness and purity of white gull in contrast with ugly/dirty water, metal-can, and concrete-pillars. very nicely composed. i did not like the fact that the white-color on the bird is blown and has no details though.
I think this is nicely composed and the details in the can are good. That gull on the left is so cute too! The only problem is that the front bird is overexposed and blown out pretty badly. I think the whole thing could be brought down a notch -- I much prefer a little underexposure if it prevents blown out highlights, especially in an important part of the photo.